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Financial Freedom Is Merely Organized Common Sense
Category: Decision Making
Why?
I am a proponent of not asking “Why?” Based upon new information I am prepared to reconsider. I believe that why is a bad question any time you are discussing someone’s actions or behavior. People have automatic negative reactions. Why did you not do… Continue Reading “Why?”
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Want To Lose? Shake Up Your Team!
Change for the sake of change is an idea with profoundly negative associations for me. I don’t know where that started but it is very old. Now there is support for my view, from the Harvard Business School. In the December 2013 issue of… Continue Reading “Want To Lose? Shake Up Your Team!”
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An Elegant Theory Is In Trouble
The cover of the May 2014 issue of Scientific American is stark. A simple question, “A Crisis in Physics?” While quantum theory and supersymmetry are both well outside my knowledge set, there is an interesting point within the article. Honest scientists do not try… Continue Reading “An Elegant Theory Is In Trouble”
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Feedback Matters
In one respect the legal system has ceased working. It takes too long. It is like running in molasses. People cannot wait forever for either validation or dismissal of their actions. Feedback matters. Feedback shapes future, presumably better, action. In April 2014, an Ontario… Continue Reading “Feedback Matters”
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Headlines Need Not Tell The Whole Truth
Are there many people out there that think hyperbolic commentary adds value? I hope not. But one that may still think so is Rob Carrick of the Globe and Mail. A recent piece entitled “Carrick on money: Six-figure shocker – your lifetime bill for… Continue Reading “Headlines Need Not Tell The Whole Truth”
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The Most Serious Mistake
One of my favourite themes is that “Mistakes are your friends” There are reasons to seek mistakes. Few are fatal and you probably know those before going in. Try to avoid saying things like, “Hold my beer, I want to try something.” You cannot… Continue Reading “The Most Serious Mistake”
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Decisions With Many Options
Having many options is worth nothing unless you use at least one of them. Implementation is the only way to test. It is well documented that having too many choices is as likely to lead nowhere as is having none. At somewhere around six… Continue Reading “Decisions With Many Options”
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Have You Built A Better You?
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” Douglas Adams, The Long, Dark, Tea-time of the Soul. Life is not a linear problem. The things you need to know today,… Continue Reading “Have You Built A Better You?”
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You Cannot Get a Good Deal By Looking At Price Alone
Hey Buddy, I’ve got a deal for you on a factory second parachute. Just 40% of normal retail. A complete parachute will retail in the $9,000 range so this may be interesting. Assuming you want a parachute, should you buy it? Not without a… Continue Reading “You Cannot Get a Good Deal By Looking At Price Alone”
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Does Google Know Who To Hire?
Google is one of the most successful businesses in history. They do many things well and they do many things with no expectation of profit. They pay attention to everything. Their corporate motto is interesting too. “Don’t be Evil!” One thing they are becoming… Continue Reading “Does Google Know Who To Hire?”
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